MOTMX Performance — BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund, Class M
Data updated: 2026-01-26
MOTMX returned +1.69% over one year to Nov 2025. Annualised returns are +4.61% over 3 years and +1.55% over 5 years. The fund beat its Long-Term Municipal Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $114, against $112 for the category, and to $102 over one year, against $102. Volatility over the past three years was 6.12% a year. In the 12 months to Nov 2025 the fund lost a net $212.1M, and assets reached $1.89B.
MOTMX Growth of $100
What $100 invested in BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Long-Term Municipal Bond category average over the same months.
| Period | MOTMX | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (Dec 2024 – Nov 2025) | $102 | $102 |
| 3 years (Dec 2022 – Nov 2025) | $114 | $112 |
| 5 years (Dec 2020 – Nov 2025) | $108 | $103 |
| Since data start (Sep 2019 – Nov 2025) | $112 | $107 |
MOTMX Trailing Returns
Total returns to Nov 2025, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | +1.69% |
| 3 years (annualised) | +4.61% |
| 5 years (annualised) | +1.55% |
MOTMX Annual Returns
Calendar-year total returns of BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Nov) | +3.02% |
| 2024 | +3.29% |
| 2023 | +7.81% |
| 2022 | −10.33% |
| 2021 | +3.52% |
| 2020 | +4.92% |
| 2019 (Sep–Dec) | +0.23% |
MOTMX Monthly Returns
Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +0.3% | +1.1% | −1.8% | −0.9% | −0.4% | +0.5% | −0.7% | +0.8% | +2.7% | +1.1% | +0.4% | — |
| 2024 | +0.2% | +0.3% | +0.3% | −1.1% | +0.2% | +1.8% | +0.8% | +0.6% | +1.1% | −1.2% | +1.6% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | +3.4% | −2.1% | +1.4% | +0.3% | −0.4% | +0.9% | +0.4% | −1.2% | −2.6% | −1.8% | +7.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | −2.8% | −0.8% | −3.4% | −3.1% | +1.4% | −2.7% | +2.7% | −1.9% | −3.8% | −1.0% | +5.2% | −0.2% |
| 2021 | +1.5% | −1.6% | +1.0% | +1.2% | +0.8% | +0.5% | +0.7% | −0.5% | −0.9% | −0.4% | +1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | +1.9% | +1.5% | −7.0% | −2.4% | +3.6% | +2.4% | +2.1% | −0.2% | −0.3% | −0.1% | +2.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.5% | 0.0% | +0.3% | +0.4% |
MOTMX Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over Dec 2022 – Nov 2025.
- 3-year volatility (annualised): 6.12%
- 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.02 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
- Best month: +6.95% (Nov 2023)
- Worst month: −2.64% (Sep 2023)
MOTMX Fund Flows
Monthly money in and out of BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.
- 12-month net flow: −$212.1M
- 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $564.2M
- Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.73×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | $33.2M | $35.6M | −$2.5M |
| Oct 2025 | $38.9M | $113.9M | −$75.0M |
| Sep 2025 | $52.3M | $76.9M | −$24.7M |
| Aug 2025 | $29.9M | $70.9M | −$41.0M |
| Jul 2025 | $31.8M | $63.2M | −$31.3M |
| Jun 2025 | $33.1M | $52.4M | −$19.4M |
| May 2025 | $48.4M | $63.7M | −$15.3M |
| Apr 2025 | $70.0M | $105.4M | −$35.4M |
| Mar 2025 | $33.2M | $40.3M | −$7.1M |
| Feb 2025 | $62.9M | $37.4M | $25.5M |
| Jan 2025 | $68.1M | $55.9M | $12.2M |
| Dec 2024 | $62.5M | $60.5M | $2.0M |
MOTMX Assets Under Management
Net assets of BNY Mellon Municipal Opportunities Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net assets |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | $1.89B |
| 2025-08-31 | $1.93B |
| 2025-05-31 | $2.03B |
| 2025-02-28 | $2.17B |
| 2024-11-30 | $2.15B |
| 2024-08-31 | $2.09B |
| 2024-05-31 | $1.96B |
| 2024-02-29 | $1.88B |
| 2023-11-30 | $1.86B |
| 2023-08-31 | $1.97B |
| 2023-05-31 | $1.89B |
| 2023-02-28 | $1.66B |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.